Paul Scanlon
Senior Developer Evidence Engineer @CockroachDB
Hey there! 👋
I'm Paul and a long long time ago I was a designer, but after a few years of pixel pushing I realized code is just better. I've held various positions in and around advertising, tech and web/application development in both permanent and contract positions since 2005.
I once co-founded and ran an award winning digital production agency in London called Super natural
I now work at Cockroach Labs
Latest Posts
Here's the latest posts I've written and published here on my site.
How to Create Custom Marketo Forms With React
Hello. It's been a little while, and I have a new job! I'm now at Cockroach Labs and in the coming…
How to use React's Context API with Gatsby
Hey there, in this post I'll be explaining how to use React's Context API with Gatsby to provide a…
React hydration error 425 "Text content does not match server-rendered HTML"
If you're upgrading to React 18 and have run into the following error, this post should help explain…
Latest Articles
Here's the latest articles I've written that have been published elsewhere.
- Gatsby •
What is Gatsby's Valhalla Content Hub?
Welcome to the Gatsby 2022 Glow Up! (thanks to bytes.dev for coining that phrase!) This post is…
- Gatsby •
How to Use Function Props with Gatsby's Slice API
As good as the Slice API is, it does come with one or two restrictions. To be clear, these are by…
- Gatsby •
Gatsby 5 Upgrade. Say No to YOLO
In this post Paul explains how he upgraded paulie.dev to Gatsby 5 and is now experiencing ~4…
Latest Demos
Here's some bigger projects!
Rise of the Robots
Project Overview From April 2022 to June 2022 I designed and built Rise of the Robots . The…
GatsbyConf 2022
Project Overview From December 2021 to Feb 2022 I built GatsbyConf 2022 . This site was the main…
500 Bottles
Project Overview In the summer of 2021 I created 500 Bottles . I designed the logo and the bottle…
Latest Streams
I prefer to write, but occasionally you'll catch me on stream.
- Gatsby Webinar •
How to Use Gatsby's Script Component, Powered by Partytown 🎉
Cut your page load times in half by optimizing your third-party scripts! How to use Gatsby’s Script…
- Gatsby Webinar •
Achieving Performant Creativity with Gatsby and Rive
How to deliver highly creative, animated, accessible web experiences without sacrificing web…
- Summer Functions •
Gatsby Summer Functions with Queen Raae
Join the fun this summer and deploy at least three Gatsby Serverless Functions 🎉🎉🎉